fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
one's position; one's face; one's honour; one's reputation
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
bow hand; left hand; left side; one's left
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
dangerous position; peril
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
this world; this life; world of the living
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
proposal; proposition; suggestion
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
from the beginning; from scratch
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
every month; each month; monthly
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off